Solar motor



W. L HARVEY.

SOLAR MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 7 1918.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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vv. I. HARVEY.

SOLAR MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT. 7, I9I8.

LgasgmE, Patented Aug. 99 1921.

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W. J. HARVEY.

SOLAR MOTOR.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 7. 191s.

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narran stares "WALTER JAMES HARVEY, @E TRQNTO; CANADA SGLAFU To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that ll, WALTER JAMES HAR- vnr, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city of Toronto, county et York, lrovince of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain tors, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, that form part of the same.

The principal objects of this invention are to utilize the :heat energy of the suns rays in the production ott power and to devise an apparatus of extremely high efficiency which will obtain the maximum result from the snnls rays for the maximum period.

The principal features of the invention consist the Anovel construction and operation ci a retlecting member and a power generator unit whereby the reflecting member is automatically adjusted to the changing position ci the sun in its course and to direct the rays oi the sun to a focal point for the manimuml period between sunrise and sunset and to provide a heat absorbing power developing medium which is maintained in operating unison with the reflecting Figure 1 is a diagrammatic elevational view illustrating my improved apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a iront elevational view of the 3 is a plan view and Fig. 4 is a perspective detail oir one of the adjustable individual reflecting members.

carrying this invention into eiect l provide an elevated traclrway 1 which is the major part of a circle and is supported upon' suitable columns 2. Upon this traclrway are mounted a pair of trolleys 3 each having'a grooved wheel l supported on the said trackway, the trolley frame extending downwardly at the inner side of the ltrack and carrying a vertical bar 6, said bars supporting between them the reflecting member "which will be hereinafter explained in detail.

The shafts 7 which are secured to the wheels 4; support the trolleys and to one end of one of these shafts is secured a cratchet wheel 8. j This ratchet Wheel is rotated by -a pawl 9 operated by an electro-magnet 10.

. At the opposite end of the shaft is arranged afworm 11 which meshes with the worm wheel-12 supported in transversely arranged bearings in the frame of the trolle l f Specification cf Letters rPatent.

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Application filed September 7, 191.53. Serial No. 253,023.

' The electro-magnet is connected by the wires 13 and 14 with a clock work mechanism 15 which causes periodical operations of the electro-magnet and thereby edects rotation of the wheel 4 or each of the trolleys and as said wheels are rotated the trolleys are caused to move around the. circular trackway carrying with them the reflecting member.

The reflecting member comprises a frame having the end bars 16 pivotally mounted midway `of their length on the lower ends of the bars 6` carried by the trolleys. lhese pivotal bars are rigidly spaced apart by the top and the bottom rods 17. A plurality ot bars 18 extend transversely between the pivotal bars 16 and at one end are provided.

with the crank arms 19, said crank arms having the slots 20 at the outer ends.

Secured to each of the bars 18 at unitorn f distances apart in the length thereof are a pluralityl of small reflectors 21 which may be formed `with lat or concaved surfaces as may be desired. Each ,of the reflectors 21 is pivotallysupported upon a bolt 18 secured in abar 18 and held by a coil spring 21 encircling the bolt and they are adjusted by means of the screws 21 in such a manner as to direct the li htvrays' falling thereon and relectedthererom'to a point common to the entire row on each bar and the various bars are" adjusted in such a manner that the light rays falling upon the reectors will concentrate at a point common to the vertical rows that is 'to say, the reidecting surfaces are adjusted upon the bars in such a manner as to direct the rays 'reflected thereon to a common local point, `which point is preferably the center of the circular track.

f lhe clock work mechanism is' so arranged and regulated vas to cause the reflector frame carried Kby the trolleys to move in unison with the transverse movement of the sun so thatlits rays will always strike the reflecting surfaces at'the same angle in so far as the transverse movement of the sun is concerned but it is necessary in order to maintain a4 constant relation between the relecting surfaces and thesun that an adjustment other than that caused by the rotation of the refleeting mem'ber as a whole,'shall be eected. In order toaccomplish such an adjustment the 'crank arms 19 are connected together bar 22 having pins 23 extending into the slots in said crank arms.

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, bar is slidably supported in a bracket 24 carried on one of the pivotal bars 16. A rotatable spindle is journaled in a bracket arm 26 secured to the lower end of one of the vertical bars 6 and upon this spindle is secured an eccentric 27 the surface of which is adapted to engage a roller pin 28 secured to the bar 22. The spindle 25 is rotated by a suitable belt 29 passing around the wheel 30 carried on the spindle and the Iwheel 31 mounted upon the spindle 32 driven by the Worm wheel of the trolley. The gear ratio of the worm and'wheel andthe wheels 30` and 31 is such as to follow the rise of the sun from the horizon toward the zenith to maintain a constant focus. The maximum ,movementof theecmeridian and the subsequent motion moves the reflectors to maintain the constant focus as the reflector travels around the track- Vway l.

`eccentric may be rotated upon the inner eccentric thereby effecting a difference in the throw, or tilting of the reflecting members.

Atv the focal center of the circular trackway I provide astand 34 having a column 35 rising from one end thereof and upon this column is rotatably mounted a small steam generator 36. This generator is preferably of rectangular form and water is fed to the bottom thereof by a pipe 37 leading upwardly throughr the standard and connected by a rotatable joint.

An insulating casing 38 surrounds the generator 36 said casing having an opening in the side facing the reflector member through which the convergent rays are directed.

A steam pipe 39 is connected by a rotatable joint to the top of the generator. The steam generated is conveyed to a suitable steam turbine 40 mounted upon the base of f the stand 34 and the exhaust, is carried through the pipe 41 to a suitable condenser here shown as a ooil 42.

The condensed water is taken from the condenser and returned to the water pipe 37 by a suitable pump 43, said pump being o erated by steam carried thereto through t e pipe 39.

The steam turbine is preferably coupled to an electro-generator 45 toproducethe power which may be transmitted wherever desired. Y

The insulating casing of the generator 36 is connected by rods 46 to the vertical bars 6 so that as the reflector moves around the circular frame in following the sun the generator lis turned on its pivot and maintains a constant relation with the reflector member.

ment of the sun from easttowest, means operatively connected with the means for moving the reflector member on said trackway for operating the reflector-member to follow the upward and downward movement of the sun, and a power generator unit arcentrio is reached as the sun crosses theI ranged at the focal point of they reflector member and adapted to generate power from the heat of the rays focussed thereon.

2. A solarmotor comprising an elevated circular trackway, a pair of trolleys each formed with a grooved wheel running on said trackway and supporting a frame, elec` trically operated ratchet mechanism for rotating said trolley wheels, a reflector member suspended from said trolleys, means operated through the movement of the trolleys for mechanically adjusting the reflector member to follow the up and 'down movement of the sun and a power generator arranged at the focal point of said reflector member.

3. A solar motorcomprising, a circular trackway, a pair of trolleys sup-ported on said trackway, electrical time controlled means for moving said trolleys, a plurality of rodsl extending across said frame, individual reflector member secured to said rods, means operated from the movement of said trolleys around the circular trackway for rotating said rods and tilting the' reflector member, and a steam generator arranged at the focal point of the reflector member.

4. A solar motor comprising, a circular trackway, a pair of trolleys supported on said trackway, time controlled means for moving said trolleys on said trackway, a frame suspended from said trolleys, a plurality of rods extending across said frame,

individual reflector members secured to said rods, crank arms connected to the ends of said rodsa bar connected to said crank arms, an eccentric adapted to operate said bar and said crank arms, and means for rotating said eccentric in a definite ratio to the travel of the trolleys around said track-` L way, and a power generator arranged at the t Wheel, a Worm rotating withl said Wheel, a

. each su ortin a luralit of reectors and PP g PH y having cranked en bar connecting the cranked ends of saidreector supporting barst a roller pin extending from said connecting bar, a spindle rotatably mounted on the frame'support, a wheel secured-to said spindle, a belty connecting said spindle Wheel with the Wheel on one ,of said trolleys, an

eccentric secured to said spindle and engag.

ing said .roller pin, andH a power generator Varraned at the focal point of said reflectors.

solar motor, comprising,an elevated circular trackway, a reflector member suspended from said trackway, means for niovingsaid reflector memberaround said tracki Way in unison With the movement of the sun, a column having a steam generator pivotally mounted thereon, means for feeding Water to said generator, meansJ for conducting the steam from .said generator, and means vfor rotating said generator on its axis in unison With the movement'of the reector member around saidtrackwa'y. A v

7. A; solar motor, comprisingan elevated 'circular trackway, a reiector member suspended from Asaid trackWay, means for moving said reflector member around said track- Way in unison with the movement of the sun, a column having a steam generator pivotally mounted thereon, la AWater feed pipe leading upwardly through 'said column and entering the bottomv of .said generator, a steam pipe rotatably connected Wit-h the top of said generator, an insulating casing inclosing said steam generator and having an opening in the side' adjacent to the reiector member, and rods connecting-said reflector member with said insulating casing to rotate said generator and casing on its pivot in unison With the movement of the reflector member on its trackway. A s v WALTER JAMES HARVEY; 4 

